The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-17
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief.

I T. Edward Tressle and Laura p. Dawson
were licensed 70 marry yesterday.
The divorce suit filed by Michael j. MescalI
| against his wife last week have been dis
| missed.
/ The city health officers have made the dis
i covery that there more than fifty hog pens in
/ side the city limits, and each OF the keepers Of
| the nuisance have been notified that they must
| remove them
/ A young son of Mrs. Barns, East Washing
/ ton-street milliner. attempted to board . NOV
| ing train on East street yesterday morning. and
loosing his balance was thrown into PoEues
rum He was considerably bruised but not
| seriously hurt
| AT BRUCE PARK TO-DAY.
| At the Bruce Park camp-meeting this morn
| ing Rev T. A. Wilson, of DePauw University,
| will preach, and at 8 p. NJ, Rev o. p. Ross. Of
| Springfield, O.. will deliver discourse. From
| $50 20 73O p. NJ there will be praise meeting
| At p. the meeting will again be addressed
| by Rev. Ross
THE SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.
Mayor Denny has been talking with the dry
goods and notions dealers in regard to Satur-
day half holiday for their employees during the
remainder of the season. He has met with
great encouragement, and it is possible the half
holiday viii be granted. nine-tenths Of the
merchants named favor it
FIRE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FLuE.
The double brick residence Nos 283 and 285
South East street. caught FIRE from defective
aue yesterday afternoon and partially
destroyed. It belongs to NJ. K. Fatous. and was
occupied by Joseph Finn and Benjamin Hamil-
ton. The loss was between 5000 and $500. COW
cred by insurance.
INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAWS
With the Secretary of State, yesterday. tho
Carlisle BUilding and Loan Association fled
of Snr ira tai tOrIr 10
$50, 900, and Josiah T. Akin. Charles B. Willis,
James N. Roberts, John g. Snapp and Peter G.
Cauble are the directors The Monticello MILL
ing Company. with $I5.0co capital and A. Rey-
nolds. II. T. Howard and w. NJ Bales has also
been incorporated.
WOMAN IN MANS CLOTHES.
Mary Fowler. an inmate of the Femse Reform
atory. from the southern part OF the State. was
allowed to 20 home . ticket-of-ieave last
week. and yesterday the officers Of the insttu-
ton learned that she was in the city in male
wearing apparel, preparing to 60 to Niles, Mich,
with = man named John Williams. The police
have been instructed to find her and return her
TO the institution.
UNUSUAL FATALITY AMONG CHILDREN.
The records Of the health Office show more
fatality among children during the last week
than in any previous week for several years. In
all thirty three deaths have been reported. OF
this number fifty-three are children. and twenty
twenty three died Of cholera infantum. or preva-
lent summer complaints There were thirty-six
births during the week.
ARRESTED FOR AN OLD oFFENsE.
Deputy sheriff L. K. Rooney, OF Troy. o., ar
rived in the city last night with Ira Miles, whom
he 10 taking to that city to be tried fo- forgery
Two years ago Miles was sentenced to imprison-
for robbing actress of her jewelry at the
Brunswick Hotel His torn expired yesterday
morning, and when he walked out of the prison,
rs he supposed, free man, Honey arrested him
for the forgery committed nearly three years
ago.
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
The real estate market showed little activity
during the week. There were but sixty six
transfers during the week, involving an outlay
Of $65, 900. Eighteen building permits were
issued during the week calling for an expendi-
ture Of $4,000. Among the more important
Faehr. brick business house on jackson place.
near the Union depot $37, 900; M. Hagge. frame
dwelling Ketcham street, near Merrill, 81, 900;
Mrs. Margaret Flynn. frame house in Mcrriss
addition, near Union street. 81, 600; Mrs. B. Spur
man, frame cottage on Tennessee street, near
Ray, 1000 r. +. Caypool, new roof on Bates
House. 81, $50.
BURGLARS STRUGGLE WITH TWO GIRLS.
A masked burglar entered tho residence Of
Dir. Horace Hadisy, corner of Eleventh and
Beliefontains streets. at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. and after ransacking the house, went
to tho rooms Of two servant girls. the only per-
sons In tho house, and criminally assaulted
them. The girls fought him. and choked him
until no was compelled to retreat In tho
fight the mask was pulled of and has been
turned over to the police. It was so dark In tho
room that they are unable TO give description
Of tbs man, but think he IL negro When he
started TO run he drew revolver and snapped
IL at tho girls, but 10 was not loaded. He GU
tered the house by cutting away n wire screen.
Nothing OF value was taken from tina house.
TRIED TO KILL HIS WYE. M
Joseph Scott, colorsd man, living 81 No. 1873
Rhode Island street, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to murder his wife between 8 and 0
o'clock last night He has been threatening to
kill her for several weeks Supper was waiting
for him when he came home mt o'clock last
evening. Whom no sat down to tho table no
grumbled because his wife had not cooked
potatoes. She told him IL was because he did
not provide any TO cook. This made him angry
and he threw her through =
window. Following her the outside
OF the heuse. he knocked her down several timea,
aud after kicking her IN the head until no
thought she was dead. left The SCREAMS Of the
woman were heard by DIR. Oliver, OF the city
hospital, who to the house and dressed the
wounds. Her arms and face badly cut by
the glass OF the window, and her skull was
slightly fractured where he had kicked her. It
il believed, however, that she will recover At
was still at large.
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